Extension-table.



Patented May 6, I902 J. F. WILMUT.

EXTENSION TABLE.

(Application filed Oct. 24, 1901.)

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No. 699,605. Patented ma 6, I902.

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EXTENSION TABLE.

(Application filed Oct. 24, 1901.)

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EXTENSION-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 699,605, dated May 6, 1902. Application filed October 24,1901. $erial No. 79,761. (No model.)

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Be it known that 1, JOHN F. \VILMOT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Extension-Tables; and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to extension-tables, and has for its object an improvement in that class of extension-tables in which the table is made in two sections connected by sliding rails and so arranged that one section may be drawn away from the other and that extra leaves may be inserted between the two sections of the table-top where they rest on the top of the sliding rails. In the table in which this invention is embodied there is combined a receptacle or receptacles for the extra leaves contained within a framework to which the slide-rails are connected, and there is also a section arranged to partly cover the receptacle and to form the outer portion of one section of the complete table. One section has a top cover or inclosure that may be termed a fixed cover, inasmuch as this cover, with the side skirting underneath it, remains fixed in position with respect to two legs of the table, which sustain two corners of this section of the table. Another section of the table comprises a framework resting upon two legs, and to the bars of the framework the top and skirting which forms the upper surface of this section is hinged. The framework to which this hinged top is attached is narrower than the skirting and narrower than the frame of the first section described, and between the frame and the frame of the first section on each side of the table are inserted a number of tongue-and-grooved slide-rails, which have the construction usual in the slide-rails of extension-tables.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of the table in its closed position, showing, however, the hinged top of one section raised to give access to the receptacles. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the table-top. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of a part of the table-top. It shows the hinged cover in its nor mal down position and shows in, dotted lines the hinged cover when it is first lifted. Fig. at is a longitudinal section showing the tablecover after it has been lifted and dropped and given its first spreading movement. Fig. 5 is a detail of the hinge employed. Fig. 6 is a detail of the catch. Fig. 7 is a detail of a loose leaf. 1

The main frame of the table consists of the longitudinal rails 1, 2, and 3, held together by cross end rails 4 and 5 and by a cross-rail 6, to which the upper ends of the legs 7 and 8 are attached. Under each of the longitudinal rails 1, 2, and 3 is a strip that projects horizontally to form a flange upon which the loose leaves of the table rest when stored in the receptacle. The flanges 9, 10, 11, and 12 extend the entire length of the rails 1, 2, and 3.

The outer sides of the rails l and 3 are provided intermediate their upper and lower edges with dovetailed grooves 10 and 13, in which engage the dovetailed tongues of adjacent slide-rails, and there may be on each side of the main-frame rail several sliderailsas, for example, rails 14, 15, and 16 on the one side, and 17, 18, and 19 on the opposite side. The outside rails 16 and 19 are attached fixedly to the section B of the table. a On fixed supports at the end of section B is a cross-bar 23, to which is secured the upper ends of the legs 24 and 25. On one of the intermediate slide-rails on each side, as on the rail 18, on the one side, and 18, on the other side, is secured a cross-bar 26, to which the upper ends of the legs 27 and 28 are attached. By this construction the legs 7 and 8 remain always fixed with relation to the section A of the table, the legs 24 and 25 remain always fixed with respect to the section B of the table, and the legs 27 and 28 retain a position nearly midway between the ends of the table. They will retain this position approximately without attention being paid to them, and with a little care they may bealways kept almost exactly midway between the two ends; The top I) of the section B is secured to the rails 16 19, and the skirting c is secured to the top I), and these remain always fixed with reference to the legs of the section. B. The top a and the skirting cl of the section A are hinged to the frame-bars 1 and 2 by a hinge of peculiar construction that is entirely within the table.

The hinge is shownin Fig. 5 and consists of an angled plate having a web portion 29 and a flange portion 30. The flange portion 30 is pierced with screw-holes, through which screws may be inserted to secure the hinge to the under side of the cover a. The web 29 extends beyond the flange 30 and is provided in its projecting terminal with a pintlehole 31. Preferably the projecting end is curved somewhat to bring the pintle-hole 31 some distance below the flange 30. The top a is secured to the rails 1 and 2 by means of a pair of hinges of the character j ust described, and the hinge is located with the pintle-hole 31 and the screw which serves as a pintle lying somewhat under the fixed cover I), and is secured to the cover Ct with the parts A and B in close contact when the screws which secure it are inserted.

The hinged part of the table, consisting of the cover a and the skirting (Z, can be swung on the hinge-pintle, and when the free end is lifted the edge e of the cover a engaging against the edge f of the cover I) forces the sections to separate and the section A to slide away from the section B for a distance which is determined by the length of the projecting end 32 of the hinge-piece, and this should be arranged so that the distance will be sufficient to enable the operator to insert his fingers between the two sections, after which the two sections may be separated any distance within the limit of the extensibility of the slide-rails. One of the edges f or e, preferably the edge f, is provided with dowelpins that engage in sockets in the opposite piece, and there must be some freedom of movement either of the dowel-pin or the eye 31 on its pin. Preferably the freedom of movement is effected by making the dowelpin short.

When the free end of the top A is lifted, there is considerable pressure produced between the edges 6 and f, and there should be no sliding of one edge on the other at this part. The dowel-pin prevents this, and the dowel-pin also has its usual function in connection with the two pieces a and b. Each loose leaf 33 is provided with dowel-pins on one edge, and it is also provided on its under side with a cross-gain at each end, and in each gain is inserted a cushion of felt or some similar elastic material. The main object of the cushion is to separate the loose leaves when they are stored in the receptacles and to enable one loose leaf to be pushed along the top of the other one without marring the under leaf. Instead of a gain with a long strip of cushion, small round cushions 40 41 may be attached to or inserted. The swinging leaf is temporarily held up bya suitable prop 42.

to swing upward carrying the skirting with it to give access to the receptacle, substantially as described.

2. In an extension-table, the combination of an extensible frame containing a receptacle for loose leaves, a table-top in sections arranged to separate, a hinge secured to one of said sections extending under the adjacent section and secured to the frame behind the edge of said section, whereby on lifting the free edge of the hinged section the adjacent edges engage and actuate the frame to produce an initial extension thereof, substantially as described.

3. In an extension-table, in combination with extensible slides, a receptacle for loose leaves arranged between the slides and having an end thereof open, a hinged section of the table-top having skirting attached thereto and arranged to swing upward and carry 9 the skirting and thereby give access to the end of the receptacle, substantially as described.

4. In an extension-table, the combination of a frame, a table-top in sections, a swing ing section of said top being arranged with its hinge connection at an intermediate line of said table and with its free edge at an end thereof, a fixed section arranged to abut against the hinged edge, a hinge projecting from the swinging section and fixed to a part of the frame behind the abutting edge of the fixed section of the table-top, substantially as described.

5. In an extension-table, in combination with extensible slides, a receptacle for loose leaves arranged between the slides and having an end thereof open, a hinged section of the table-top having skirting attached thereto and arranged to swing upward and carry the skirting and thereby give access to the end of the receptacle, and means for locking the top in its closed position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN F. VVILMOT. 

